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New York Times
29-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Late 3-pointer by Ole Miss leads to brutal March Madness bad beat for Michigan State bettors
One of the most alluring things about sports is that every single play matters — a more important lesson when it comes to sports betting, and one reinforced Friday night during the Michigan State vs. Ole Miss Sweet 16 game. For those of you who missed the ending, with 4.2 seconds left in the game, Michigan State's Tre Holloman made his second free throw, essentially punching his team's ticket to the Elite Eight by putting the Spartans up 73-67. But the game is never over until the clock hits 0:00, especially for those who wager on sports. Advertisement If you weren't watching the game, you can probably imagine what happened next. While MSU players and fans rejoiced in the team's hard-fought win, Ole Miss' Matthew Murrell nailed a 3 at the buzzer (off the back iron!) to make the final score Michigan State 73, Ole Miss 70. The iconic Al Michaels phrase 'that play might be significant to some' immediately came to mind as that shot sank through the net, as it helped Ole Miss bettors cover the spread (+3.5). 78% of bets were on Michigan State -3.5 at @BetMGM ❌ Meaningless 3-point buzzer beater gives Ole Miss bettors the cover. ✅ — John Ewing (@johnewing) March 29, 2025 Sportsbooks have been taking a hit this tournament due to its chalky nature and domination by the top seeds. 'All the favorites winning has been a bad outcome for the sportsbook,' said Seamus Magee, trading manager at BetMGM. So some bookmakers probably breathed a sigh of relief after Friday night's outcome, considering the public was all over the Spartans to cover at several sportsbooks. Per John Ewing, BetMGM's head of public relations, 78 percent of the bets and 74 percent of the money was on Michigan State -3.5 going into the game. This was the second brutal bad beat in this year's tournament. The first came last weekend for bettors who had wagered on the under 150.5 points for UConn-Florida. The game saw 16 points in the final 30 seconds, including a last-second 3-pointer by UConn's Liam McNeeley, which pushed the total over the number. FLORIDA DEFEATS THE 2-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPS 🐊@GatorsMBK IS HEADED TO THE #SWEET16 🔥#MarhcMadness — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 23, 2025 (Photo by Nick Cammett / Getty Images)
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
March Madness 2025: Bad beat for bettors as last-second 3-pointer pushes Florida-UConn over the total
Every year during March Madness, we're accustomed to buzzer-beaters and last-second finishes — but usually they relate to the outcome of the game. In the betting world, these exist in the form of bad beats — and there was a particularly awful one for some bettors during the ending of the Florida-UConn game. With the betting total closing at 150.5 at BetMGM and other sportsbooks, those who had wagered on the game going under were in fantastic shape with the score 70-64 after Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. made a 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining in the game. But 18 points were scored over the final 40 seconds, including a meaningless-to-the-game-outcome Liam McNeeley 3-pointer at the buzzer, to push the game over the total in a 77-75 Florida win. The Huskies, 9.5-point underdogs against No. 1 Florida, did cover the spread in a record 14th straight NCAA tournament game, although that will be little consolation for their fans. UConn played well and led throughout most of the game. FLORIDA DEFEATS THE 2-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPS 🐊@GatorsMBK IS HEADED TO THE #SWEET16 🔥#MarhcMadness — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 23, 2025 The game going over the total was a bad result at BetMGM, which reported 87% of the money wagered on the over. One Vegas oddsmaker texted Yahoo Sports that the result was, simply, "no good."
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
UConn's meaningless final 3-pointer vs. Florida was the luckiest March Madness bad beat
In one of the better games of the men's NCAA basketball tournament so far, two-time defending champion UConn pushed No. 1 seed Florida to its absolute limit. However, timely clutch shooting from the Gators' Walter Clayton Jr. and the inability to capitalize on Florida's poor free throw shooting down the stretch ultimately doomed Dan Hurley's crew. If there's any consolation for UConn, at least bettors who had money on the pregame over/under of 150.5 got one last saving grace. And it's thanks to the luckiest bad beat we may have seen so far this March. They can thank UConn's Liam McNeeley, who nailed a meaningless 3-pointer as time expired to make the final score 77-75. This was key because 83 percent of bettors had the over. Phew. Sometimes, shots for pride pay off! (Sorry to any under bettors.) FLORIDA DEFEATS THE 2-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPS 🐊@GatorsMBK IS HEADED TO THE #SWEET16 🔥#MarhcMadness — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 23, 2025 This article originally appeared on For The Win: UConn's irrelevant last 3-pointer vs. Florida was lucky March Madness bad beat
